Originally Posted by
BuzzBox
Good lord, fancy having to complete a checklist before take-off!
Our lot introduced an additional checklist step several years ago:
"TAKEOFF RUNWAY............CONFIRM"
The idea being to confirm the aircraft is lining up on the correct runway AND intersection.
Very cute.
The need for it to be done post line up clearance is a distraction.
And yes my airline has a verbal check of rwy/int etc too.